Les Misérables (1948)

Original title

I miserabili: Caccia all'uomo

Directed by

Riccardo Freda

Genre

drama film

Country

Italy

Runtime

3h 09m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is an Italian film adaptation of the classic novel. It follows Jean Valjean, an ex-convict trying to rebuild his life, while being pursued by the relentless inspector Javert. The story also involves the struggles of Fantine and her daughter Cosette.

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What happens

Les Miserables (Italian: I miserabili) is a 1948 Italian drama film directed by Riccardo Freda. It is based on the Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables and stars Gino Cervi as Jean Valjean, Valentina Cortese as Fantine and Cosette, and Hans Hinrich as Javert. After the financial success of Freda's previous film The Black Eagle, Freda worked a deal with Lux Film and began developing an adaptation of Les Misérables with Mario Monicelli, Vittorio Nino Novarese and Stefano Vanzina. The film was shot entirely in Rome. Freda's version of the film ran for over three hours in length and was released as two separate films in Italy one week from another in January 1948. The film became the highest-grossing Italian film production of the year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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